EuroleagueThe Euroleague is a high-caliber professional basketball league with teams from all over Europe.
The Euroleague is currently contested in four phases. The first phase is the regular season, in which 24 teams, divided into three groups of eight, participate. Each team plays two games (home-and-home) against every other team in its group. At the end of the regular season, the field is cut from 24 to 16; the surviving teams are divided into four groups. The second phase, known as the Top 16, then begins. As in the regular season, each Top 16 group is contested in a double round-robin format. New for the 2004-05 season was a quarterfinal round. Before, only the group winners advanced to the Final Four (see below). Now, the first- and second-place teams from each group advance. In the quarterfinal round, the first-place team from each group is matched against a second-place team from another group in a best-of-three series, with two of the three possible games scheduled at the first-place team's home court. The Final Four, held at a predetermined site, features the winners of the four quarterfinal series in one-off knockout matches. The semifinal losers play for third place; the winners play for the championship. The 2005 Final Four was held in Moscow, Russia. The semifinals took place on May 6, with the third-place and championship games on May 8. The following teams were involved:
The semifinal matchups were:
In the final, Maccabi successfully defended its title, defeating TAU 90-78. The third-place game saw Panathinaikos erase a 22-point deficit in the third quarter and go on to defeat the hosts CSKA 94-91 in double overtime. The 2006 Final Four will be held at Sazka Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. Teams of 2005-2006 EuroleagueCroatia
France
Germany
Greece
Israel
Italy
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia
Spain
Turkey
Champions 1958-2005
*2001 was a transition year, with the best European teams split into two major leagues (Suproleague held by FIBA, Euroleague by ULEB). Suproleague 2001 was won by Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel). Titles by Team*
Titles by CountryNote that the Pallacanestro Cantù, that won the European Champions Cup twice is the team of a small city of only 35.172 inhabitans, located in the Milano Metropolitan Area, 25 km north of the main city. Few miles western at 40 km from Milano there is the city of Varese (only 82,282 inhabitants), that won 5 European Champions Cups with the Pallacanestro Varese. So in a small area of less than 40 km in the Northern Metropolitan Area of Milano there are 3 teams that won totally 10 European Champions Cup and played totally 16 finals of the same cup! This page about Euroleague includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Euroleague News stories about Euroleague External links for Euroleague Videos for Euroleague Wikis about Euroleague Discussion Groups about Euroleague Blogs about Euroleague Images of Euroleague |
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So in a small area of less than 40 km in the Northern Metropolitan Area of Milano there are 3 teams that won totally 10 European Champions Cup and played totally 16 finals of the same cup!. The phrase "Dead or Alive" can refer to the following in addition to its common usage on bounties where it is a capture condition:. Few miles western at 40 km from Milano there is the city of Varese (only 82,282 inhabitants), that won 5 European Champions Cups with the Pallacanestro Varese. A popular 1980's Cross-dressing Soft Rock/Disco Band. Note that the Pallacanestro Cantù, that won the European Champions Cup twice is the team of a small city of only 35.172 inhabitans, located in the Milano Metropolitan Area, 25 km north of the main city. For the Takashi Miike film, see Dead or Alive (film). Suproleague 2001 was won by Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel). For the Lupin the 3rd movie, see Dead or Alive (Lupin the 3rd). *2001 was a transition year, with the best European teams split into two major leagues (Suproleague held by FIBA, Euroleague by ULEB). DOA: Dead or Alive, a film loosely based on the video game. . Dead or Alive (1996 game), the first game in the series. The 2006 Final Four will be held at Sazka Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. For the popular video game series, see Dead or Alive (video game series).
In the final, Maccabi successfully defended its title, defeating TAU 90-78. The semifinal matchups were:. The following teams were involved:. The semifinals took place on May 6, with the third-place and championship games on May 8. The 2005 Final Four was held in Moscow, Russia. The semifinal losers play for third place; the winners play for the championship. The Final Four, held at a predetermined site, features the winners of the four quarterfinal series in one-off knockout matches. In the quarterfinal round, the first-place team from each group is matched against a second-place team from another group in a best-of-three series, with two of the three possible games scheduled at the first-place team's home court. Now, the first- and second-place teams from each group advance. Before, only the group winners advanced to the Final Four (see below). New for the 2004-05 season was a quarterfinal round. As in the regular season, each Top 16 group is contested in a double round-robin format. The second phase, known as the Top 16, then begins. At the end of the regular season, the field is cut from 24 to 16; the surviving teams are divided into four groups. Each team plays two games (home-and-home) against every other team in its group. The first phase is the regular season, in which 24 teams, divided into three groups of eight, participate. The Euroleague is currently contested in four phases. Most of the founding clubs came from Spain, Italy and Greece. The titles are dated back to 1958 when the first European Champions cup was played. 2005 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel). 2004 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel). 2003 FC Barcelona (Spain). 2002 Panathinaikos Athens (Greece). 2001* Virtus (Kinder) Bologna (Italy). 2000 Panathinaikos Athens (Greece). 1999 Žalgiris Kaunas (Lithuania). 1998 Virtus (Kinder) Bologna (Italy). 1997 Olympiacos (Greece). 1996 Panathinaikos (Greece). 1995 Real Madrid (Spain). 1994 Joventut Badalona (Spain). 1993 CSP Limoges (France). 1992 Partizan Belgrade (Yugoslavia). 1991 KK Split (Pop 84) (Yugoslavia). 1990 KK Split (Jugoplastika) (Yugoslavia). 1989 KK Split (Jugoplastika) (Yugoslavia). 1988 Olimpia (Philips) Milan (Italy). 1987 Olimpia (Tracer) Milan (Italy). 1986 Cibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia). 1985 Cibona Zagreb (Yugoslavia). 1984 Virtus (Banco di Roma) Rome (Italy). 1983 Pallacanestro Cantù (Ford) (Italy). 1982 Pallacanestro Cantù (Squibb) (Italy). 1981 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel). 1980 Real Madrid (Spain). 1979 KK Bosna Sarajevo (Yugoslavia). 1978 Real Madrid (Spain). 1977 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel). 1976 Pallacanestro Varese (Mobilgirgi) (Italy). 1975 Pallacanestro Varese (Ignis) (Italy). 1974 Real Madrid (Spain). 1973 Pallacanestro Varese (Ignis) (Italy). 1972 Pallacanestro Varese (Ignis) (Italy). 1971 CSKA Moscow (USSR). 1970 Pallacanestro Varese (Ignis) (Italy). 1969 CSKA Moscow (USSR). 1968 Real Madrid (Spain). 1967 Real Madrid (Spain). 1966 Olimpia (Simmenthal) Milan (Italy). 1965 Real Madrid (Spain). 1964 Real Madrid (Spain). 1963 CSKA Moscow (USSR). 1962 Tbilisi (USSR). 1961 CSKA Moscow (USSR). 1960 ASK Riga (USSR). 1959 ASK Riga (USSR). 1958 ASK Riga (USSR). Ülker (Istanbul). Efes Pilsen (Istanbul). Winterthur FCB (Barcelona). Unicaja (Málaga). TAU Cerámica (Vitoria/Gasteiz). Real Madrid-Teka. Union Olimpija (Ljubljana). Partizan PMB (Belgrade). CSKA Moscow. Prokom Trefl Sopot. Žalgiris (Kaunas). Lietuvos Rytas (Vilnius). Montepaschi Siena. Climamio Bologna. Benetton Treviso. Armani Jeans Milano. Maccabi Tel Aviv. Panathinaikos (Athens). Olympiacos Piraeus. AEK Athens. Bamberg. Strasbourg. Pau-Orthez. Cibona VIP (Zagreb). Maccabi 91-82 Panathinaikos. CSKA 78-85 TAU Cerámica. Panathinaikos (Greece). TAU Cerámica (Spain) (official club name: Saski Baskonia, or simply Baskonia). Maccabi Tel Aviv. CSKA Moscow. |